Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Time. Often we measure it not in seconds, minutes or years but in events. Births, deaths, graduations, marriages, anniversaries, accidents, and other points over a person’s lifespan mark significant dates that create our own personal calendars.
There are ups and downs in a week, a day, or an hour. When they happen they seem so big at the time. However, as time passes most of those smaller things will be forgotten.
Deuteronomy 8:11-20 (300-301) and 2 Timothy 1:5-7 (1894-1895)
Our minds are like a leaking bucket. We put information in, and as soon as we do, it starts to trickle out. Perhaps a drop at a time and sometimes, especially when we are tired, a steady stream of information seems to disappear.
Even the most important things we can forget when we are busy, stressed, or tired. God should be the most important th
ought in our minds, but we forget Him all the time. We forget to pray or study our Scriptures (or never at all), and fail to have the character of Christ in our lives.
Psalm 139:23-24, Philippians 4:6-9 ,
Matthew 6:24-34
Doing well in life requires being focused about the “now”. Like all things that involve concentration, our minds really have only the ability to do one thing at a time well.
If you are going to play a competitive sport, drive a car, or take a major exam, the less you have on your mind other than the task at hand the better it will be for you to do well.
